Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Adding Artsy Touches to Your Projects

You may see the art aisle at your local craft store and think, "What would I EVER use those products for?"

Gesso Acrylic Gesso Glass Bead Gel

Spray Gesso Gelatos Grey Board

Modeling Paste Acrylic Paints Impasto Medium

Fluid Gesso Lindy's Sprays 10x10 Canvas

Well, today we are going to show you some beautifully-textured projects using basic Mixed Media art products, simple crafting techniques, and gorgeous Prima products!

It doesn't matter what level of experience you have.

It doesn't matter what your style is.

Mixed media will work for you!

Should we get started? First up is a vibrant, beautifully-done layout by Louise!

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Flower Girl Layout

by Designer Louise Nelson

Louise created a stunning mixed-media layout for us. This is a FABULOUS way to add texture and color to your pages. Did you notice that Louise used a
cute little flower to create her title- [flower] girl? Louise is just plain FUN!

How: Louise created her own
patterned background using the Donna Downey Polka Dot stencil with
spray gesso, impasto medium, and water color paints. (If you have never tried these art mediums do not be afraid! Just get them out and play with them to create a variety of fun effects.)

She customised
this pattern to complement her photo, and draw the viewers attention
straight to it.

Louise applied a thin random streak of impasto using
the stencil to create a pattern on her layout background, extending from
the top right-hand corner down to the bottom left-hand corner. While
the impasto was still wet Louise distressed some of the polka dots
by scraping them with a palette knife.

When everything was dry Louise highlighted the pattern (created with the stencil) with some of her favorite water color paints.

Now-do you think you could do this on your layouts? Please post on our Facebook page if you do! We would love to see any inspiration our blog provides for your crafty projects.

Prima Supplies:

resist canvas shapes DD Art Stencil Prima Flowers

922153 12 x 12 Polka dot stencil

300043 Designer Pearls

551636 Resistant Canvas

551629 Resistant Canvas

562946 Hello Pastel Alphabet

54438 Fairy Rhymes Flowers

556358 Prima Flowers

Mixed media:

grey board spray gesso Impasto Medium

12 x 12 grey board

Spray gesso

Hero Arts Water Color Wheel

Cotton Thread

Staples

Impasto

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My Mind Layout

by Educator Limor Webber

Limor has also created a mixed media layout for us...but in a totally different style! Variety is the spice of life and we are so happy to have designers on our teams who cover every style out there!

Limor added so much texture to her layout using gesso, stencils, gelatos, inks, stamping, color sprays, and so much more! See how you can just keep layering techniques to achive the desired effect you want?

Prima Products Used:

Engraver Stamps, Lyric Washi & Fabric Tapes, Chalk Edger

Prima Washi & Fabric Tape Lyric Collection - #564889

Prima Typo Bulbs (2) - #891534

Lyric Collection Flowers - #565671

Lyric Collection Flowers - #565695

Lyric Collection Flowers - #564452

Prima Lyric Collection wood Buttons - #565718

Prima Engraver Cling Stamp - #562991

Ingvild Bolme Fluid Chalk Edgers - Garden Grass and Lime Pie

Mixed media:

Liquitex Gesso, Gelatos, Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays

Lindy's Stamp Gang- Flat Fabio - Kissin Kenickie Coral

Prima Alphabet Stickers # 562977

Liquitex Fluid Gesso

Black Stazon Ink

Butter Cream Gelato - Faber Castell Design Memory Craft

Tim Holtz Sizzix Alphabet die - Block Talk

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10x10 Nature Canvas

by Designer Maiko Kosugi

Maiko started out with a, literally, blank canvas when she created this stunning piece! Adding gesso, paints and stencil work all add subtle layers to build upon.

Make sure you add lots of layers of paper and doilies and all those special touches once the art mediums are dry.

You can even add acrylic paints to your flowers by dabbing them lightly with a sponge.

Tip: Use white acrylic paint for a shabby chic effect.

This close-up shows how the colored mists work with our stencils! After those dried Maiko added modeling paste, glass beads, and gesso.

Prima Supplies:

Canvas Alphas, Resist Canvas Shapes, Canvas ATCs

#950392 Flower Song-Fairy Rhymes collection

#950378 Papilion-Fairy Rhymes collection

#950354 Periwinkle-Fairy Rhymes collection

#950323 Sweet Briar-Fairy Rhymes collection

#950668 Journaling Notecards - Fairy Rhymes collection

#950675 Fairy Rhymes Collection Kit

#563462 Newsprint Mini Frames-Fairy Rhymes collection

#564032 Resist Canvas Stickers-Fairy Rhymes collection

#562922 Canvas Alphabet Stickers-Fairy Rhymes collection

#564438 Fairy Rhymes Flower Stem - Pink

#564520 Fairy Rhymes Solid Flower Vine - Light Pink

#565015 Wood Buttons-Fairy Rhymes collection

#564551 Fairy Rhymes Fabric Flower Pack - Natural

#566029 Mini Sachet - Rose

#566357 Tatiana - Coral

#564452 Lyric Flower Stem - Peach

#563868 Wood Icons in a Box - Leaves and Mushrooms

#564230 6x6 Stencil - Lattice

#564186 1.5" Trim - Sunrise Sunset

#891176 Chalk Edger Dry Sand

#950682 12x12 Art Journal Paper Pad

#922023 Canvas ATC's

Mixed Media Supplies:

Modeling Paste, Glass Bead Gel, Acrylic Paints

Modeling Paste,

gesso,

Mist,

Acrylic paints,

Glass beads

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Prima makes a lot of products just WAITING for you to color them!
Look for our canvas line filled with albums, resist shapes, 12x12 sheets, tags, flowers, all kinds of white paper flowers, cream and white laces and trims, alphabets, and more for the BEST selection of mixed media products on the market!

We would love to see your mixed media pieces! Please share them with us on any of our social medias: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, etc.

Kit Club Links

Flying UnicornYour Passion. Your Art. Our Kits of the Month are filled with new, hot-off-the press products to spark your creativity and imagination. Our main kit also includes an off-the-page project to keep your creative muse flowing! From the beginner, to the more experienced artist, our kits and add-ons are sure to please your imagination and effortlessly preserve your memories.

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